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Acknowledgements This healthy birth practice paper was revised and updated by Jeannette Crenshaw, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, IBCLC, LCCE, FACCE.

The six healthy birth practice papers were originally written in 2003 by Lamaze International as the 6 Care Practice Papers.